Overview

• Commonwealth Sport confirmed both bids were submitted by the August 31 deadline for the centenary edition.
• India’s proposal names Ahmedabad as the preferred host city, while Abuja is widely reported as Nigeria’s likely venue and would mark the Games’ first staging in Africa.
• The 2030 Evaluation Commission, chaired by Sandra Osborne, will assess the submissions, with members including Helen Phillips, Brendan Williams, Ian Reid and Andrew Ryan.
• Findings will go to the Commonwealth Sport Executive Board, which will recommend a host for approval by 74 members at the General Assembly in Glasgow in late November.
• Canada explored a 2030 bid but withdrew over budget concerns, as Commonwealth Sport advances a reworked, lower-cost model following recent host pullouts.